Karl Freiherr von Muffling

Karl Freiherr von Muffling (12 June 1775-10 January 1851) was a Prussian field marshal who served as Gebhard von Blucher's liaison officer at the Duke of Wellington's headquarters during the Battle of Waterloo.

Biography
Karl Freiherr von Muffling was born in Halle, Prussia in 1775, and he entered the Prussian Army in 1790. He served as a military surveyor and served as a staff officer during the Napoleonic Wars; following the death of Gerhard von Scharnhorst and his replacement as Chief of Staff by August von Gneisenau, Gebhard von Blucher appointed Muffling as Gneisenau's deputy. He went on to serve as the Prussian commissioner at the Duke of Wellington's headquarters during the Hundred Days campaign of 1815, and he served as military governor of Paris after the defeat of Napoleon I. In 1821, he became chief of the general staff in Berlin; from 1838 to 1847, he served as the city's governor. He died in 1851.